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ICD-10-PCS is a US-developed standard that replaces Volume 3 of ICD-9-CM. It consists of seven alphanumeric characters that code different types of medical and surgical procedures by body system, root operation, body part, approach, and qualifier.
CPT code set is a procedural code set developed by the American Medical Association for medical, surgical, and diagnostic services. It has three types of codes: Category I, Category II, and Category III, and is used for administrative, financial, and analytical purposes.
Diffuse idiopathic skeletal hyperostosis (DISH) is a condition of abnormal bone formation in the spine and peripheral joints. It affects mainly the elderly and may cause pain, stiffness, and complications such as dysphagia or lung infections.
MDC is a code that divides principal diagnoses from ICD-9-CM into 25 mutually exclusive categories. MDC codes are used for claims and administrative data in the US medical care reimbursement system.
Procedure codes are a sub-type of medical classification used to identify specific surgical, medical, or diagnostic interventions. Learn about different types of procedure codes and their applications in various countries and regions.
Diagnosis codes are used to group and identify diseases, disorders, symptoms and other reasons for patient encounters in health care. Learn about the different diagnosis classification systems, such as ICD, DSM, SNOMED and NANDA, and their applications and ethical considerations.
ICD stands for International Classification of Diseases, a medical classification system used for epidemiology, health management and clinical purposes. The ICD is maintained by the World Health Organization and revised periodically, with the latest version being ICD-11.
ICD-9 chapters; Chapter Block Title I 001–139: Infectious and Parasitic Diseases II 140–239: Neoplasms III 240–279: Endocrine, Nutritional and Metabolic Diseases, and Immunity Disorders IV 280–289: Diseases of the Blood and Blood-forming Organs V 290–319: Mental Disorders VI 320–389: Diseases of the Nervous System and Sense Organs ...